spirillum meaning

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spirillum (noun): spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water.

spirillum has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

spirillum as a noun

  1. spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water

    Type of: eubacteria

    Kinds: ratbite fever bacterium

  2. any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form

    Synonyms: spirilla

    Type of: eubacteria

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in UM · 9-letter words

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